as in poet
a person who writes poetry
a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved
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The performance combines puppetry, music, projections, and poetry to illuminate the legacy of Ukraine's blind bards.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Long before filming on A Complete Unknown even began, those involved in Dylan’s records and publishing wondered what impact a film starring Timothée Chalamet as the bard would have on his streaming and record sales.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The Witcher: Blood Origin’s reshoots included a beefed-up role for Jaskier, and Sirens of the Deep is, among other things, an origin story rooted in the bard’s difficult childhood.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Performance poetry, or spoken word, is far from an entirely new art form; its roots can be traced to the oral poetry of Ancient Greece and the bards commonly found in the Middle Ages.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Long before filming on A Complete Unknown even began, those involved in Dylan’s records and publishing wondered what impact a film starring Timothée Chalamet as the bard would have on his streaming and record sales.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
The Witcher: Blood Origin’s reshoots included a beefed-up role for Jaskier, and Sirens of the Deep is, among other things, an origin story rooted in the bard’s difficult childhood.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Performance poetry, or spoken word, is far from an entirely new art form; its roots can be traced to the oral poetry of Ancient Greece and the bards commonly found in the Middle Ages.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Bard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bard. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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